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(2008, 940 words)
The paper looks at the duties and responsibilities of managers comparing them to those of leaders and discussing the features of effective leadership. Similarities and differences between management and leadership are highlighted.
(2007, 1500 words)
The paper presents a critical review of the leadership theory by Heifetz and Linsky evaluating it from the perspective of content and stylistic form and pointing out the authors' weaknesses.
(2007, 1500 words)
The paper examines the theory of leadership describing leadership styles and behaviour, discussing the concepts of the 'Great Man', 'Path-Goal', etc. and applying theoretical underpinnings to the analysis of the team relationship during the author's work experience at ThaiNews.
(2007, 3000 words)
The paper offers a critical analysis of an article 'Managing Culture at British Airways: Hype, Hope, and Reality', Grugulis, I., Wilkinson, A. (2002). In: Long Range Planning, 35, pp. 179-194. Paper is summarising the authors' assumptions and discussing the main themes of the BA case study. A review of theoretical approaches to corporate culture, leadership, HRM, etc. is presented.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper examines the concept of leadership providing a review of the leadership theories and focusing on the role of transformational leadership and the effects of organizational transformation on individuals and the organization itself
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper argues whether leadership skills can be taught or whether they are inherent personality traits. Academic approaches to leadership are reviewed including definitions of leadership, the difference between management and leadership, types of leadership, leadership qualities, etc.
(2006, 2500 words)
The paper examines the concept of leadership providing its academic definitions and a review of theories related to leadership, i.e. McGregorÌs theory X, theory Y and Self Fulfilling theory, Path-Goal theory, etc. The study among the GuildfordÌs Royal mail employees is conducted to identify whether leadership can increase job performance.
(2006, 1500 words)
This paper scrutinized developing leadership skills and roles for a manager so that organizational process can benefit with advantages of both notions. It discussed various competencies along with strategies that managers can adopt to further enhance their leading role
(2006, 4300 words)
The Mutiny on the Bounty is a classic tale that still fascinates people today as they attempt to understand why the mutiny occurred. This essay analyses the causes of the mutiny, examining whether it can be attributed to Bligh’s leadership style. Within this analysis Bligh’s leadership style will be discussed, using relevant leadership theories such as situational & contingency theories to determine whether his leadership style was effective or ineffective. The aim of this analysis is to understand the aspects of Bligh’s leadership style that contributed to the Mutiny, and analyse how these can be applied to benefit modern leadership.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper looks at several management concepts – motivation, leadership, and team building – and tries to identify if these are the keys to better corporate performance and superior financial results. The author scrutinises the three concepts to find out that these have various types and modifications, which should be taken into account by managers in order to achieve company goals.
(2006, 3500 words)
The paper reviews different approaches to leadership, power and politics providing their definitions and identifying types of leadership, leader’s roles, dimensions of power, politic tactics, etc. The existence of a link between leadership, power and politics is argued.
(2006, 1500 words)
The paper reviews theoretical approaches to leadership and effective management seeking to understand whether or not national culture influences leadership styles. Hofstede’s theory of cultural dimensions is discussed; a case study is conducted using primary research methods (interview) to compare the skills of a Peruvian and a British managers.
(2006, 3000 words)
The paper examines the relationship between leadership and organizational learning (OL) reviewing literature on the OL framework known as 4I (Intuiting, Interpreting, Integrating, Institutionalizing), leadership styles, OL politics, the role of top management in OL, etc.
(2004, 2500 words)
The paper examines the concept of leadership reviewing theories of leadership including trait theory, interactions theory, contingency theory, etc. Character sketches of outstanding political leaders are offered including Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Kissinger, Bill Gates, etc.
(2006, 2500 words)
The paper addresses the issues of effective leadership reviewing literature on leaders’ personality traits including the ‘Great Person’ approach, the ‘Cognitive resource’ approach, etc. The relevance of in-group and out-group communications, follower maturity, change orientation, etc. for effective leadership are discussed. Recommendations for future research on leadership are made.
(2005, 5500 words)
The paper examines the concept of leadership reviewing theories on teamwork and leadership skills, and conducting a case study of Viv Graham from the newspaper Fieldown Express. Analysis of his personality and strategies is given and compared to other team members using SWOT model.
(2005, 1200 words)
This paper briefly discusses the theories of motivation and their support for leadership of effective teamwork. Suggests theories of Maslow, Herzberg, expectancy theory, equity theory, goal setting, and reinforcement. Looks at transactional and transformational leadership role.
(2003, 4000 words)
This paper looks at the term 'effective participation', analyses Participation as a concept in management, Behavioural and situational models (Tannenbaum and Schmidt (1958); Blake and Mouton (1964); Hersey and Blanchard; Popper and Zakkai (1994) and other models), Effective participation in a dynamic environment: from transactional to transformational leadership and Participation in the context of a development intervention.
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